The federal government’s Indian Health Service, brought to you by the same government that broke every treaty it ever had with the Indians, cannot account for 15.8 million dollars’ worth of supplies in its possession from 2004 to 2007. That $15.8 million is the cost of “over 5,000 lost or stolen property items from the headquarters office and 12 regions, including a tractor, all-terrain vehicles, pick-up trucks and computers worth $6 million.”

“Among the stolen items was a desktop computer from a hospital in New Mexico containing a database of uranium miners’ names, medical histories, and Social Security numbers. Although the IHS did not notify the public of the theft, it did attempt to notify the 849 miners whose personal information was compromised.” Imagine if a private business tried to get away with that!

Furthermore, “each IHS employee is issued approximately 3 computers per person.” Three computers per bureaucrat! I work in a major corporation’s I.T. department, and we’re lucky to get one new PC every 3 years.

This agency is part of the same government that we’re supposed to trust to protect us from terrorists, criminals, and even “global warming,” yet they can’t even secure the equipment in their own care.